Ticker

(CBS Detroit/AP) — Two Michigan universities now require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to attend certain events. Michigan State University now requires proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to attend athletic, music, art and theater events on the East Lansing campus. The University of Michigan says everyone 12 and older must do so to attend indoor athletic events. READ MORE: Detroit Business School To Reopen This Year As An HBCU MSU says vaccination proof or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours will be required of all attendees ages 12 and older. Persons who cannot provide the required information won’t be allowed into the venue, it said. READ MORE: Michigan Schools Hiring More Than 500 Mental Health Staffers According to U of  M , one of the following will be required upon entry to an indoor venue: An official, government-issued vaccination card listing the guest’s name and dates the last dose was administered A … [Read more...] about UM, MSU Requiring Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative Test For Events

(CBS Detroit) — Michigan State Police said a man was found dead on southbound Interstate 75 near Michigan Avenue Sunday morning. At about 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 2, police received calls about a body on the freeway. Detroit EMS arrived on the scene and stated that the 49-year-old victim was dead. READ MORE: Detroit Business School To Reopen This Year As An HBCU Police said it does not appear to be foul play. READ MORE: Michigan Schools Hiring More Than 500 Mental Health Staffers Upon further investigation, it was revealed the man was possibly homeless and living near the overpass, according to MSP. Police continue to investigate pending autopsy results and next of kin notification. MORE NEWS: UM, MSU Requiring Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative Test For Events © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Report of Death: pic.twitter.com/cdDYhyn7nx — MSP Metro Detroit … [Read more...] about Body Found On I-75 Near Michigan Avenue, MSP Says

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Schools across Michigan are recruiting 562 mental and physical health professionals, the governor announced as experts said the increase is needed after years of understaffing and overburdening schools. The effort to bolster the number of counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses in schools is being funded by the $17.1 billion state K-12 budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed last summer. It included a $240 million allocation to hire staff to support students as they grapple with mental and physical health needs that were highlighted and exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE: Detroit Business School To Reopen This Year As An HBCU “The pandemic reminded us that school-based mental and physical health professionals are not luxuries,” Whitmer said in a news release. “Healthy students — physically, mentally, and social-emotionally — are better learners.” School districts have until March 1 to hire staff to be eligible to apply for grants … [Read more...] about Michigan Schools Hiring More Than 500 Mental Health Staffers

DETROIT (CBS Detroit/AP) — A business school in Detroit will be reopened as Michigan’s first and only historically Black college or university. House bills 5447 and 5448 were signed last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and will facilitate the reopening of the Lewis College of Business as the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design. READ MORE: Michigan Schools Hiring More Than 500 Mental Health Staffers “I am proud to play a part in helping reopen the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in Detroit,” Whitmer said in a statement. “I am committed to expanding educational opportunities for Michiganders across our state to put Michigan first.” The Lewis College of Business operated in Detroit from 1939 until 2013 and originally received its Historically Black College and University designation in 1987. The Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design has requested HBCU recognition from the state. It is expected to open in 2022 on the campus of the College for Creative … [Read more...] about Detroit Business School To Reopen This Year As An HBCU

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on a $17.1 billion K-12 budget on Tuesday, July 13,  in Grand Rapids in an effort to close a decades-long funding gap among school districts in Michigan. In a photo from July 12, 2021, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a vaccine mobilization event before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage at the TCF Center in Detroit. Gov. Whitmer signed off on a $17.1 billion K-12 budget Tuesday in Grand Rapids, a 10% increase in overall funding that aims to close a decades-long funding gap among school districts in Michigan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) READ MORE: Detroit Business School To Reopen This Year As An HBCU The new budget raises overall funding for schools by 10% and brings the per-student state aid minimum to $8,700 per student. This change will raise per-student funding by $589 in the majority of Michigan’s school districts, while the districts that already receive the most funding will get a $171 … [Read more...] about Whitmer Signs K-12 Funding Budget Aimed At Creating Equity

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – A winning Texas Lotto ticket, worth an estimated $16.25 million, has been sold in Flower Mound. The ticker, for the January 1 drawing, was purchased at the RaceTrac store in the 180o block of Justin Road. READ MORE: Young North Texans Get COVID-19 Boosters Following FDA Approval The winner let the computer do the choosing. The Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (1-16-19-39-42-46). The READ MORE: Arctic Blast 2.0: Another Significant Freeze On Way To North Texas By Friday Morning The prize has not yet been claimed. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to come forward to get the cash. “It was a very happy New Year for one lucky Texas Lottery player, and we look forward to meeting the first Lotto Texas jackpot winner of 2022,” said Texas Lottery executive director Gary Grief. “If you have the winning ticket, we encourage you to sign the ticket, put it in a safe place, seek financial and legal advice, and call the Texas … [Read more...] about $16.25 Million Winning Lotto Texas Ticket Sold In Flower Mound